HyperDic: jaboncillo

English > 1 sense of the word jaboncillo:
NOUNplantjaboncillo, China tree, false dogwood, chinaberry, Sapindus saponariaevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
English > jaboncillo: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans.
SynonymsChina tree, false dogwood, chinaberry, Sapindus saponaria
Member ofSapindus, genus Sapindustype genus of the Sapindaceae
Broadersoapberry, soapberry treeA tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
Spanishjaboncillo

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